Pirate's Sword Tower Tavern

"Rather than that kind of thing, I'm going to build a raft right now. Would you like to come and build it with me?"

The previous ships were basically beyond repair, and the idea of ​​building a raft was indeed very attractive.

However, this is actually an act of trusting someone you don’t know the details of when you meet them for the first time, and you have to live and die with them.

This is an uninhabited island, and all resources are limited. In a place like this where it is difficult for one person to survive, there are two grown men, which is simply a joke.

People will betray, not to mention that on this uninhabited island where life and death are fought, no third person can be seen. In this case, the masked man is not sure that he can trust the person in front of him.

"Speaking of which, I haven't asked your name yet."

It had only been a few minutes since they had met, and Ace already looked unrestrained.

"I don't have a name I can tell you."

The masked man hates naming himself and being asked his own name in a familiar manner.

Moreover, he has abandoned his name since the day he went to sea.

"Why? We are already friends."

Ace said.

Masked Man: When did we become friends?

"I said, it's just a name, just tell me."

"You're so annoying, but if a pen name is okay, I can tell you as much as you want to know."

"pen name"

"Ace is a pretty good name. When I write an adventure story one day, let me borrow it."

"Hey, wait a minute, that's my name."

"That's why I say it's a pen name. It doesn't matter what I want to call it."

"No, I want to reach the top with this name. You can't imitate me."

peak.

Ace said so.

Based on these words, the masked man felt that it was conceivable to some extent what kind of person this man named Ace was.

"Did you find the treasure?"

"Do you know something?"

"No, I just heard some rumors."

"Powerful pirates are always attracted to huge treasures. That's what I thought before I came here. As a result, the ship was lost and the treasure was not found. It was so unlucky. The bounty criminal didn't even see half of it, plus there were I can’t get out. This island is really not a good place.”

"By the way, let's call you Deus" Ace suddenly said loudly.

"Pen name, let's call it Deus. The pronunciation is quite similar."

"Ah, what the hell"

The two immediately had an argument about the name.

"So speaking of Deus, I've actually been a little concerned about it since just now. In your hometown, does everyone carry this?"

Ace looked at the masked man's mask. That thing actually didn't have much effect. It was a little smaller than the mask worn at the masquerade party. It was just an eye patch.

"No, I just wear it because I like it."

"Is that so? Let's call him Mascedeus. It matches your robe very well. Well, it sounds really good."

"Don't call people weird names."

The masked man, now named Deus, found that he had been disrupted by Ace. The man in front of him had a unique and special temperament.

However, his resistance was of no use. Just like Ace's brother never calls people by their names correctly, Ace is also a self-assertive guy.

Under Ace's guidance, the two had an in-depth exchange.

Ace knew that Deus wore a mask because he did not want to cause trouble to his family members who stayed in his hometown.

And Deus also knew that Ace's parents were dead, and he had an unrelated younger brother, as well as the blood of the Pirate King.

When he found out that Ace was Roger's descendant, Deus' thoughts became a mess. He clicked his tongue irritably and turned away from Ace.

"Hey, wait, let's build a ship together."

"Don't talk to me again. I never intended to help you from the beginning."

I don't need a partner or anything.

After uttering the last sentence, Deus stepped hard on the beach and walked away.

Looking at Deus's leaving figure, Ace put his hand on his head in embarrassment.

Failed to invite partners.

But Ace was not discouraged. He pulled out the knife hanging on his waist and began to build a raft according to his idea.

After spending a whole day, watching the sun set over the mountain, and the night was very cold, Ace took a rest in the shelter he had built before, drank some fresh water collected, and then continued to build the boat until noon.

However, instead of calling the thing he built a boat, it would be more appropriate to call it a coffin.

Ace, who had no self-awareness, set out towards the sea in high spirits.

After a while, Ace came back, soaked after losing his boat.

"I won't die in a hellish place like this."

Ace muttered, limping away.

He needed to find some food first to fill his already empty stomach.

Not far away, he saw a different color on the beach.

That is a fruit.

The appearance is an orange-red spherical fruit with a spiral pattern on the top. The fruit stem is green, with a swirl at one end and a flame shape at the other end. The skin looks like countless small flame-shaped spiral fruit patterns gathered together.

"What kind of fruit is this?"

With Ace's limited knowledge, he was thinking about whether this thing could be eaten.

"Grumpy"

Behind him, there was the sound of his stomach growling.

Ace turned around and found Deus standing behind him, holding a wooden stick in his hand.

"Well, this wood is pretty good."

Ace grabbed the wooden stick, and Deus sat down on the ground.

Seeing that Deus's face was a little pale and his breathing was a little heavy, Ace squatted down.

"You're here to help me build a boat, right?"

Ace said this and smiled.

"Uh-huh"

Deus's tears filled his dry eyes involuntarily.

He was embarrassed to say that he was actually here to grab food.

Then, his stomach growled.

"Here, eat."

Ace handed over the fruit.

But at this moment

"Grumpy"

Ace's stomach also growled.

"There are many more of these, right? Where did you find them?"

"This is what I picked up just now. Maybe it drifted to this island like us."

Ace's words made Deus feel like he had been hit head-on with a blunt instrument.

He was silent, not knowing what he was thinking.

"What's wrong, aren't you hungry? Come on, eat."

Ace asked when he saw that Deus was still silent.

"I can't eat."

"Then eat quickly."

Ace was a little annoyed and just stuffed the fruit into it.

"can not eat"

Deus shook his head stubbornly.

"Why, aren't you hungry? Don't be polite to me."

"Aren't you hungry too?"

Deus raised his voice and persisted stubbornly.

Ace showed some trouble on his face, was silent for a moment, and then

"Okay, let's split it in half. That'll be fine."

After saying that, without waiting for Deus to answer, he cut the fruit in half with the knife he carried.

"Look, I can eat too, so you should eat too."

Ace grinned and handed over half the fruit.

Ace bit into the remaining half of the fruit.

"Well, it's not poisonous, but it tastes terrible."

Ace's mouth was filled with fruit pulp, and he said while chewing.

Deus also bit into the pulp of the fruit in his hand. The watery juice was right in front of him. It was impossible to be stubborn anymore.

“It’s so delicious. It’s hard to eat, but it’s so delicious.”

Once he took the first bite, he couldn't stop. Deus devoured the fruit as if fascinated.

"It's delicious. It's delicious. It's delicious. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

Deus continued to eat the fruit while crying.

It was the most disgusting fruit he had ever eaten in his life, and the most delicious thing he had never eaten.

The sky was gradually dyed crimson, and another day was about to pass.

After eating the fruit, Deus and Ace sat side by side, looking at the setting sun slowly setting in the west. The only scenery on this island was particularly charming.

Of course, if Ace, who was sitting next to him, wasn't on fire.